After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

Chapter 21

Xiao Ting was stunned. He looked at Gu Chen's expression seriously and carefully, and a burst of ecstasy suddenly surged in his heart: "...Are you not angry anymore?"

"I'm not angry at all." Gu Chen couldn't help laughing, wondering why he didn't find out that this person was cute before... Well, Xiao Tingshen's stinky temper, which is not as good as a beast, is indeed a big obstacle, so much so that he can't get along with him. The first impression of the people he has come into contact with is that he is very fierce, so those who are frightened and trembling naturally dare not get in touch with them further.

And he himself... was an accident.

Thinking about where the "source" of this accident was, Gu Chen blushed suddenly.He couldn't help avoiding Xiao Tingshen's gaze, and drifted towards the bare tree trunks beside the racetrack, and then towards the eunuchs and Long Xiangwei who were consciously avoiding them... Suddenly he felt even more embarrassed.

Xiao Tingshen didn't care what others thought of them, Gu Chen was the only one who was full of eyes at this moment.He was still a little uncertain about Gu Chen's mind, he only knew that he was not angry and seemed to be in a good mood, which was enough to put him in a good mood.So he stepped forward to grab Gu Chen's hand, but Gu Chen gently avoided it.

"Your Majesty," Gu Chen said in a low voice, "this...is not proper."

Xiao Ting was stunned again: "...then...you accompany me back to the palace."

Gu Chen nodded silently, and took the next step in a well-behaved manner, so standard that there was no behavior beyond the rules.Xiao Ting looked at him deeply and wanted to pull him to go together, but thinking that he would definitely not agree, he could only take the lead and walk in front, while walking, he looked at him from the corner of his eye from time to time.

Gu Chen followed behind with his head down, Xiao Tingshen looked over from time to time so straightforwardly that he couldn't deceive himself.He could only lower his head all the way, and followed Xiao Tingshen to the gate of the palace.Before Xiao Ting could open his mouth, he took a step forward and saluted: "The minister is retiring."

Xiao Tingshen: "..."

His eyes were still a little straight, and the moment Gu Chen turned around, he could still feel his eyes hooked on his back, implying a hint of nostalgia and reluctance.Gu Chen turned his head involuntarily, hiding a trace of a smile on his lips.

For the next two days, Gu Chen did not see Xiao Tingshen again.

The matter of Baiyi has been decided, and the two parties have signed a treaty. Gu Chen practiced his sword and read books every day, so he really relaxed.Until the day before Baiyi and his party were about to leave, Xiao Tingshen issued an order to order all the officials above rank five in Beijing to enter the palace to attend the palace banquet, which was regarded as seeing Hezhe and others off.

The palace banquet was held in the Zichen Hall. Besides Baiyi and the others, Jiang Chong, who had been beaten by the imperial scepter, finally got up and appeared at the palace banquet.His position was next to Gu Chen, and as soon as he saw Gu Chen, he happily moved over to him.

"Master Gu, long time no see!"

"Long time no see." Gu Chen also nodded with a smile, "Are you feeling better?"

"It's much better!" Jiang Chong patted his chest, "I have rough skin and thick flesh, and I can recover quickly, but it's a pity that I didn't get to watch the martial arts match between Mr. Gu and He Zhe on the school field that day. Afterwards, I heard from my brothers. I'm sorry...When will Mr. Gu be free, let's go to the school to compete again? There are several brothers Long Xiangwei at my place, all clamoring to see Mr. Gu again. "

"That's easy to say."

Gu Chen picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Jiang Chong, and was about to drink when he suddenly noticed a fiery gaze from his superiors, fixed directly on him.He raised his eyes suspiciously, facing Xiao Ting's dark eyes that were frighteningly bright.The Baiyi officials on the side didn't know what they were talking to him, but he didn't give them the slightest attention, and just kept staring at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen's ears felt hot when he saw him, and he pursed his lips and smiled.He tilted his head in the direction of the Baiyi official, signaling Xiao Tingshen to concentrate.Then he turned his head away and continued talking to Jiang Chong.I don't know what Jiang Chong said, but Gu Chen couldn't help laughing, his warm eyebrows curved into a very beautiful arc, and his appearance was very moving.

Xiao Tingshen: "..."

With a soft click, he crushed a wine glass.

The Baiyi official who was talking to Xiao Tingshen: "..."

He didn't say anything, why did Emperor Dajing react so strongly! ?

The cold wine in his hand made Xiao Tingshen come back to his senses, Wei Dequan who was standing by the side had already snatched up, and while wiping the wine on Xiao Tingshen's lapel, he lightly reprimanded the little eunuch next to him: "What did the Department of Internal Affairs do?" ? To prepare this kind of wine utensils for His Majesty? Why don’t they all be removed and replaced soon?”

The little eunuch was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly responded with fear and fear, and stepped forward to change the drinking utensils.Xiao Ting waved his hand deeply: "That's all."

Wei Dequan said: "Your Majesty's clothes are already wet, I will serve you and change it."

Xiao Tingshen raised his eyes involuntarily, and looked in Gu Chen's direction again.The seat next to Jiang Chong was already empty, and Gu Chen left the seat at some point... and the seat on the other side, where He Zhe, the prince of Baiyi, was supposed to be, was also empty.

His face immediately sank, and he immediately stood up and left the palace banquet.

Gu Chen felt that the room was too stuffy, so he found an excuse to leave the table and come out to get some air.Unexpectedly, when he turned a corner, he met He Zhe.

His Highness, the great prince of Baiyi, seemed to be in a bad mood. He was holding a jug in his hand, leaning crookedly on the railing at the corner of the corridor, taking sips of Hezhe's mulled wine.Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

"It's you." He Zhe said, "You also came out."

"It's too hot inside." Gu Chen said while loosening his neckline, "Your Highness is the protagonist today, so why did His Highness run out?"

He Zhe took another sip of his wine, smiled wryly, "I'm upset."

Gu Chen couldn't help being silent - he knew why He Zhe was unhappy.It can be said that Yan's stay in Dajing was facilitated by him alone. He had been planning this matter since Hezhe and others had not entered Beijing, so when facing Hezhe, he inevitably felt a little more guilty.

He Zhe did not notice his thoughts, but let out a long breath: "My mother suddenly said yesterday that she would stay in Dajing and learn some medical skills from Dr. Zhao, hoping to improve the situation of our department's backward medical skills. She decided nothing It will rarely change, so I know that she will definitely stay."

"How could this happen?" He Zhe rubbed the center of his brows in distress, "I still can't understand why my mother made such a sudden request, but I always feel that this matter has something to do with your Emperor Dajing, and he must be behind the scenes "He said with a sneer: "He is cold and expert, he only has his own goals in his eyes, and he doesn't care about other people's lives. People like him don't understand the relationship between people at all. The relationship between..."

"No, he understands."

This sentence was blurted out by Gu Chen, and he was taken aback for a moment after he finished speaking, but he didn't intend to take it back - if Xiao Tingshen was really ruthless, he would have been buried at the bottom of the river in Tongshan.

So he repeated it solemnly.

"He understands."

At the beginning, his thoughts were the same as He Zhe's, but after experiencing so many things during this period, he clearly felt his nostalgia for his mother and concubine, and his nostalgia for himself... He is not completely as ruthless as he appears on the surface nonsense.

He Zhe turned his head to look at Gu Chen, curled his lips, and his eyes were clearly full of disbelief: "You are really loyal." He thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly: "But I still want to persuade you as a friend. In a word, if you continue to follow him with all your heart, one day, you will be abandoned by him because of his interests. He is such a person, he will do anything for his interests, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals... You are a good person, I don't want you come down to this."

He paused, and continued: "But no matter when, my promise is valid-no matter where you fall, no matter what situation you are in, I welcome you to join me, and the subjects of Baiyi are also welcome!" You will be welcome."

Before Gu Chen could answer, a deep male voice suddenly came from behind: "I won't let him go."

Gu Chen turned his head and was taken aback: "Your Majesty? When is it..."

"It started when he said that I'm 'cold and good at'." Xiao Ting deeply hooked his lips, and glanced at He Zhe coldly, but when he looked at Gu Chen, the ice and snow melted in an instant, adding a bit of warmth: "I don't I know you will protect me like this."

His tone was so gentle that it was hard to believe it came out of his mouth.At the same time, he naturally stopped in front of Gu Chen, and stood in a half-turned posture, using this protective posture to protect Gu Chen's entire body behind him.

Gu Chen's heart warmed.

He watched Xiao Tingshen behind him.His Majesty's body was tense, with one hand half-closed back, palm facing inward, with a strong desire to protect and possess.Gu Chen lowered his head and saw Xiao Tingshen's slightly outstretched palm, his mind felt hot for a moment, he raised his hand and gently shook it.

Xiao Tingshen was shocked violently.

This was the first time that Gu Chen took the initiative to approach him and showed his acceptance.He froze in place for a moment, and even forgot what he wanted to say to He Zhe. It seemed that the heat in his whole body was rushing to his palm, and it was all concentrated on the part where Gu Chen touched him.

He had an unreal, dreamlike feeling.

Xiao Tingshen kept Gu Chen behind, He Zhe naturally didn't see what they were doing, but because Xiao Tingshen suddenly got stuck in the middle of his sentence, he immediately seized the opportunity to retort: ​​"Don't talk too much, Emperor Dajing. You Think you've won? You think you've achieved your goal?"

He sneered: "One day, everyone will see clearly who you are, including Gu Chen. He will definitely leave Dajing and you—"

This sentence stabbed Xiao Tingshen fiercely like a long and thin needle, causing him to suddenly recover from the dream, and his whole body broke out in cold sweat——He Zhe stabbed his most painful sore spot .

So his face suddenly sank, and he glared at He Zhe viciously, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth: "He Zhe—!"

He Zhe crossed his arms, sneered a few times, and said sharply: "He doesn't even know what you have done!"